WorksheetsHEAR 657 Term 4 Chapter 1
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 2mins
Which of the statement(s) is/are true about HA prescription assumptions?
First time adult HA wearers may experience adaptation to gain.
Adaptation to gain is typically only found for adults with mild HL.
People with SNHL prefer less gain than "normal" loudness.
People with SNHL prefer more gain than "normal" loudness.
Which statement(s) is/are true about loudness normalisation?
It is an assumption of some HA prescriptions.
It tries to have people with HL perceive loudness like people with normal hearing.
It tries to have people perceive the same loudness across frequencies.
It tries to avoid amplifying in cochlear dead regions.
What does this image show?
The proportion of information extracted for different dB HL.
As HL increases, information extraction decreases.
HL Desensitisation.
Speech Intelligibility Index (SII).
Which statement(s) is/are true about audibility?
Physical audibility tries to make speech audible to listener.
Physical audibility is the aim of the NAL prescriptions.
Effective audibility tries to make speech intelligible to the listener.
Effective audibility is the aim of the NAL prescriptions.
Which statement(s) is/are true of the differences between DSL v5.0 and NAL-NL2?
NAL adjusts for level of experience.
NAL adjusts for gender.
NAL adjusts for listening in noise.
NAL allows you to enter LDL data.
Which of these factor(s) contribute(s) to HA-induced HL?
Age of client
Degree of client HL
Prescription method
Hours client wears HA each day
